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Ok folks with the end of 2014 its time to vote for best of the year!
There will be:

Male lifter of the year

Female lifter of the year

Powerlifting gym of the year

Powerlifting forum of the year

There will be certain criteria that needs to be followed when nominating.
For lifter nominations it must be on merit, what they accomplished this year. Not just because you like them. Not all your nominations will make it, only the best choices will. For gyms, they must be nominated by what they have accomplished this year. How many elite/ master of sport/ titles etc. Forums are easy that's basically where you frequent most. Email me : johnny@powerliftingwatch.com with your nominations.
There will be a limit to which male and female lifter nominations! No more than 10 males and 10 females. Anything more than that and we are just adding favorites. When you nominate a lifter or gym please put something they accomplished this year.

I'm putting Male Lifter Of The Year as John Haack.
In July John Haack broke the 181 American Raw w/o wraps total record at 1710. He's 21 years old. His lifts are all around impressive with a recent 705 deadlift and 440 bench. Not to mention he has a sense of humor that is rarely matched. He's an all around guy, not just a successful athlete.

Male lifter is an easy one... JESSE NORRIS. Do I even have to mention what he accomplished? I got a lot of love for my boy Haack though and this may be a close one after RUM!!
Iron Arena Powerlifting & Performance
www.iron-arena.com

[quote=JASON MANENKOFF]Male lifter is an easy one... JESSE NORRIS. Do I even have to mention what he accomplished? I got a lot of love for my boy Haack though and this may be a close one after RUM!!
Iron Arena Powerlifting & Performance
www.iron-arena.com[/quote]
He did really well but takes second place to CYC IMO.

What CYC accomplished in Denver was one of the greatest performances in the history of the sport. He squatted WR with ease. Had enough in his bench to have taken a shot at WR bench. He set European record in Deadlift (could've broken WR) and set Total WR. His lifts were set to break Squat and Total and win Best Lifter over Fedosienko, who went nearly 15x body-weight. He broke the existing Total record by 30kg. Wilks was 670. All his lifts were smooth and easy. An amazing performance.
https://www.powerliftingwatch.com/node/28929

Female Lifter: Kim Walford - she is the first female that comes to my mind, hands down. Her #1 all-time raw total at 148 is tremendously impressive, but it is not even the most impressive thing about her. She is also one of the most humble and hard working females I have ever had the pleasure to meet.
Male Lifter: Ernie Lilliebridge - he broke Larry Pacifico's 198 total all-time world record that stood since 1976, holds the 198 all-time squat record, has really shot up to claim his powerlifting honorable rights.
Powerlifting Gym: Hercules Gym, Syracuse, NY - Now, I may be biased since it is my gym but! We have 10 elite lifters, 4 true all-time world records, sponsored lifters, advocate for women's powerlifting, a gym spanning 38 years with several greats from powerlifting, bodybuilding and strongman passing through it's doors, and a very strong supporter of all that is powerlifting.